Madrid, Sept. 23 -- La Liga sides Real Betis and Celta Vigo make their UEFA Europa League debuts this week, with Betis at home to Nottingham Forest and Celta away to German side Stuttgart.
Betis reached last season's Conference League final before losing to Chelsea, and Manuel Pellegrini's team goes into Thursday's match after a 3-1 home win against Real Sociedad at the weekend.
Last season Pellegrini rotated heavily between La Liga and the Conference League, but the greater demands of the Europa League are expected to limit changes this time.
Even so, with players such as Marc Bartra, Rodrigo Riquelme, Cedric Bakambu and Marc Roca available after starting on the bench at the weekend, the Chilean coach still has options, althoughkey play...